agriculture
SW Ga. Farm Credit returns profits to member-owners
BAINBRIDGE — Southwest Georgia Farm Credit, ACA, a customer-owned financial institution, has announced that it plans to distribute…
agriculture
‘Solarize Sumter’ launches April 2
SUMTER COUNTY — Sumter County residents will soon have a new option to power their homes and businesses.…
business
SGTC hosts John Deere open house
From Staff Reports AMERICUS — Over 150 high school students from across the Southeastern United States attended South…
agriculture
Sharp Systems Inc. recognized for outstanding achievement
OMAHA, Neb. — Lindsay Corporation (NYSE: LNN), a leading global manufacturer and distributor of irrigation and infrastructure equipment…
agriculture
SW Ga. Farm Credit returns $2.7 million to current, past members
BAINBRIDGE — The Board of Directors of Southwest Georgia Farm Credit has approved the distribution of more than…
agriculture
Gaston receives Outstanding Georgia Peanut Farmer of the Year Award
TIFTON — James Gaston, Americus, received the Outstanding Georgia Peanut Farmer of the Year Award for District 5…
agriculture
Bill Starr: Planting Irish potatoes
With all the strange weather we have had this winter it is hard to believe it is getting…
agriculture
Bill Starr: Never too early to plan garden
I know it is winter time but it is never too early to start thinking about your garden.…
agriculture
Local crops hard hit by Hurricane Michael
By Beth Alston AMERICUS — Farming is already a risky business; it always has been. New technology has…
Local News
USDA set to reopen FSA offices
TIFTON — The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced earlier this week that all Farm Service Agency…
agriculture
Bill Starr: Weeds, weeds, weeds
Please allow me to introduce myself; my name is Dan D. Lion and I must be perfectly honest:…
agriculture
Sumter Humane Society gets spay/neuter grant
AMERICUS — The Sumter Humane Society is the recipient of a $5,000 grant from the Georgia Department of…
agriculture
Georgia Power donates to Sumter Middle Schools’s Ag Program
New program includes honey business AMERICUS — The Sumter County School System has announced that Georgia Power has…
agriculture
Barentine promoted
On the cusp of retirement, Dooly County Extension Coordinator Ronnie Barentine made an about face when he accepted…
agriculture
Bill Starr: Make poinsettias last longer than holidays
Our office just completed a fundraiser for 4-H selling poinsettias; it sure was nice to have them in…
agriculture
Danny Minick represents banking, farm customers on visit to Washington, D.C.
AMERICUS — Estimated losses from Hurricane Michael for Georgia’s number-one economic driver, the agriculture sector, are more than…
agriculture
Student shows Champion steer
Blake Churchwell is shown above with his Champion steer, ‘Diesel,’ along with his mother, holding the trophy.
agriculture
Farm Bureau observes Farm-City Week Nov. 14-21
AMERICUS — Here are some things Georgia farmers are thankful for: rich soil, access to water, and a…
agriculture
Hurricane Michael devastates Georgia cotton crop
Losses will reach hundreds of millions of dollars On the afternoon/night of Oct. 10 and the early hours…
agriculture
Georgia Department of Agriculture responds to threat of Hurricane Michael
ATLANTA — Hurricane Michael is expected to have a severe inland impact in southwest and central Georgia beginning…
agriculture
Sumter Chamber hosts first Sumter Ag Tour
From Staff Reports AMERICUS — The Sumter County Chamber of Commerce, Agribusiness Committee hosted the first Sumter County…
agriculture
Local 4-Her grows HUMONGOUS watermelon
Sumter County 4-H’er, John Ayden Gorton, grew the largest watermelon for the Georgia 4-H’s 2018 Watermelon Growing Contest.…
agriculture
USDA announces assistance to pecan growers affected by 2017 weather events
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced that additional assistance has been made available for…
agriculture
Bill Starr: Learn differences in snakes
It seems lately every time I turn around I have seen a snake. The other night I was…
agriculture
Your take: Aug. 18, 2018
The 2018-2019 Schley County FFA chapter officers recently attended Chapter Officer Leadership Training at Covington. They learned to…
education
Your take: Aug. 15, 2018
The Schley County High School FFA took a group of members to Covington for summer camp. The theme…
agriculture
Church briefs: July 21, 2018
AMERICUS Campbell Chapel A.M.E. Church Campbell Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church Restoration Project Inc. invites the public to…
agriculture
National FFA Scholarship awarded to local student
INDIANAPOLIS — The National FFA Organization awarded a $1500 America’s Farmers Grow Ag Leaders scholarship to Olivia Perry…
